Haiti is descending into violence: over 600 killed in April, UN calls for help

More than 600 people were killed in April alone in "a new wave of extreme violence" that hit several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, the UN warned on Tuesday, calling for the urgent deployment of a support force.

AFP
Par AFP
09 May 2023 | Lecture : 2 min.

More than 600 people were killed in April alone in "a new wave of extreme violence" that hit several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, the UN warned on Tuesday, calling for the urgent deployment of a support force.

"At least 846 people have already been killed in the first three months of 2023, with an additional 393 people injured and 395 kidnapped during the period, representing a 28% increase in violence compared to the previous quarter," according to a statement from the UN High Commissi

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